Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) 2012 ASM Report January 9, th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Nashville, TN Robert E. Black, III SRTC Chairman

AGENDA Organization charts SRTC membership 2011 Highlights 2012 Future Plans Committee presentations 2

P&E Organization Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion Jeff Hamstra Aerospace Power Systems TC Terrestrial Energy Systems TC Gas Turbine Engines TC (New) High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC (New) Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC (New) Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion I-Shih Chang Hybrid Rockets TC Liquid Propulsion TC Solid Rockets TC Electric Propulsion TC Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC Energetic Components & Systems TC Propellants & Combustion TC Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion & Technologies Selma Goldstein Director Propulsion & Energy Ashwani Gupta Deputy Director Energy David Lilley

4 SRTC Committee Organization January 2012 SRTC webpage Chairman Rob Black Vice Chairman Mark Langhenry Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Wallace Conference Chairs 2011 JPC Amy Gerards 2012 JPC Mark Langhenry 2013 JPC C.W. Rousseau Communications Chair: Barbara Leary Vice Chair: Mike Fisher Education Chair: David Poe Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes* Awards Chair: Ivor Bulathsinghala Vice Chair: Jack Hansen History Chair: Winfred Foster Vice Chair: Karl Naumann* Emerti & Advisors Max Calabro* Russ Ellis (Fellow) Mark Friedlander Bob Geisler Bill Kearney Herman Krier (Fellow) Larry Quinn I-Shih Chang (Fellow) Thomas Moore Clyde Carr Yen-Sen Chen* Mark Langhenry Jamie Neidert Nat Patel Clyde Carr Enrico Cavellini * James Clarke Allan Dokhan Marlow Moser James Fillerup Amy Gerards Dan MacInnis Eric Rohrbaugh Daniele Bianchi * Charle Werner Rousseau Fred Blomshield Franck Cauty* Helmut Ciezki* Russ Ellis Wesley Ryan Agostino Neri* Kimberly Norrie Jean Thepenier* David Greatrix* Douglas Coats Mike Kaiserman Ed Liu Erland Orbekk* Onno Verberne* Roa Manepalli James Spurling

5 SRTC Membership Distribution (44 total members) Type Membership 35 Industry, 7 Gov’t, 2 University Membership Grade

6 P&E Meeting Key Notes JPC 2012 (Atlanta) conference planning coming together well Abstracts (Overall) below prior years. SRTC is about at the same level. Additional abstracts sought by 27 January 2012 System engineering CASE – Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange) briefed – 11 – 13 September 2012 in Pasadena (Space 2012 Conference) Primary discussion on Future of AIAA Conference Model

Future JPC Planning JPC Locations 2004Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt & Whitney 2005Tucson, Raytheon 2006Sacramento, Aerojet 2007Cincinnati, GE 2008Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009Denver, LM 2010Nashville ( NASA GRC, NASA Marshall, NASA Stennis, LM, GE Aviation, ATA, AFRL, Dynetics, JAXA, Battelle ) 2011San Diego (AFRL, Jacobs, ATA, GE, SpaceX, Cobham, Sierra Nevada Corp, Battelle, JAXA), Aug Atlanta ($105K, ATK- Lead Sponsor, MSFC, AMRDEC, Jaconbs,..), July 29- August 1, San Jose, July 15-17, 2013, Gen. Chair: Joaquin Castro, Technical Chair appointed 2014 Cleveland (Sponsorship? ) Gen. Chair: Chris Pestak, Technical Chair appointed

JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Statistics Preliminary JPC/IECEC 2011 Paper Statistics TotalUndecisionedRejected Accepted Oral Only Published Papers Withdrawn JPC IECEC Total JPC/IECEC 2010 Paper Statistics TotalUndecisionedRejected Accepted Oral Only Published PapersWithdrawn JPC IECEC Total JPC/IECEC 2009 Paper Statistics TotalUndecisionedRejected Accepted Oral Only Published PapersWithdrawn Total843Unknown39Unknown Abstracts JPC: 589 IECEC: 135

2011 Attendance: Total: 1430 Full paid: 964 No shows: Significantly reduced JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Trending

New Conference Model Background Membership and conference attendance trending downward Median age of members is 51 92% Male # Exhibitors at conference rapidly shrinking Systems engineering becoming more prevalent in industry but not represented in current conference model “Tiger” team formed to look into alternatives to current conference structure Meeting held yesterday (8 Jan 2012) to discuss this issue and obtain feedback from TCs

P&E Discussion Framework There Is An “Imperative For Change” NEM Tiger Team Has Developed & Evaluated Four Specific Conference Model Options; Briefed At 8Jan12’s TAC Workshop Exact Path Forward Is TBD (TAC Meeting On Thursday)  Incorporating Workshop Feedback; Stay The Course Vs. Change Direction?  Process & Timeline For Making An Actionable Decision  Assume At Some Point, There Will Be A TAC/BOD Vote On A Specific Motion Issues Before P&E Leadership  How Do We Best Solicit And Represent Feedback From Our TC Members & From The P&E Community As A Whole?  Is There A Specific Option That Is “Best” For The P&E Community?  Is There Value In Developing A “P&E Group Position” … Or, Is It Best Left To Each TC Or Each Individual Member? th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, Nashville, TN

Four Event Models Assessed to Date NameDescription Current Current portfolio with minor change, e.g., some co-location Consolidated Current larger Events (ASM, Fluids, JPC, Space, GNC, SDM) plus Aviation and Defense as centers of gravity for consolidating smaller conferences Augment with systems development/integration elements Integrated Comprehensive, domain-focused Events providing integrated content ~4 Events spread over the year: R&D, Aviation, Space, and Defense Unified Multi-domain, unified Events split between R&D and Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) One big Event for R&D (winter) and one for SEIT/programs (summer) and a smaller Defense conference 13

P&E Resolution The committees in the P&E group were unanimously favorable to the consolidated model which maintains the JPC, ASM and 4 other large conferences and combines the smaller conferences into one of the larger conferences A large number of TCs (again) emphasized the need for ITAR sessions to make the conference more relevant to U.S. attendees. P&E group adopted a resolution (paraphrased):  If a new conference model is required, the consolidated model should be adopted with a review in 3 years to determine whether further change is required.  We believe the larger issue behind falling membership, less attendance at conferences is due to lack of ITAR sessions and recommend incorporating these in the consolidated model.

Need your input Discussion Please write comments on what you personally view as important aspects for conferences and the impact on various models would have on your interest / attendance. Please give me comments tonight. Other thoughts later to

2011 JPC SRM Highlights Theme: Design Fly: Turning Propulsion Ideas into Reality  12 sessions with 45 papers Session Chairs and co-Chairs from TC Special thank you to Amy Gerards for a successful 2011 JPC with 12 Solid Rockets sessions Need to bring videos every year due to paper withdrawals, cancellations, etc. 16

SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont) Supported Wyld Award selection process in 2011  Kenneth K. Kuo selected for 2011 Best SRM paper selection process completed and provided to AIAA for presentation at awards ceremony at 2010 JPC "Thermochemical Erosion Analysis of Carbon-Carbon Nozzles in Solid-Propellant Rocket Motors," by Bianchi and Nasuti from the Sapienza University of Rome (AIAA ) Held SRTC meeting at 2011 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando  Supported Resume Review Educational road show kits still being requested and sent out  Supported 2010 Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall with Roadshow kit and 1,000 AIAA SRTC educational coloring books handed out

18 SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond Create AIAA SRTC Position Paper  Last position paper done in mid 80’s.  Contact me if you are  Rough draft nearly complete Facilitate Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course JPC 2012 New SRTC Member Orientation Guide Increase level of personal communication among SRTC leadership  s and telecoms – Telecom held 6 July 2011

19 Possible Solid Rockets Hall of Fame  Awards committee to facilitate Continue to provide funds to universities who conduct SRM related research via request tool in website Design Competition SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond

20 AIAA Aerospace America SRM Highlights Article  2 pages 1 page 600 words  Need your input! –Press releases or public information that can be easily approved (if needed) –ATK, Aerojet, Talley, Gov’t agencies, International, etc. SRTC Plans for 2012 and Beyond

Committee Presentations Treasury – Rob Black for Sandy Wallace 2012 JPC Planning Mark Langhenry 2013 JPC Planning Rob Black for C.W. Rousseau Communications Report Rob Black for Barbara Leary Education Report David Poe History Report Butch Foster Awards Report Rob Black for Ivor B. Open Discussion and ActionsAll 21

Treasurer’s Report (Wallace) SRTC Private Account  Beginning Balance (Jan 2010)$  Ending Balance$ SRTC Common Account (held by AIAA)  Beginning Balance (July 2009) $ 12, –Road Show Kits to Rob Black (149.63)  Ending Balance $ 12, SRTC Funding Available Balance $12,864.02

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